Method and apparatus for removing snow.



JOHN"KENLON, OF NEW* YORK, N. Y.

MET'HCD AND APPARATUS FOB. REMOVING SNOW'.

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Specifioation of Letters Patent. ?w t d 24, 191&

A i'icatibn* 'filed March-27, 1914: Serial No; 8216651 To all 'whom itmay 0071661 75:

Be' it known that- I, JOHN* KE'NLO'N, a

citizen of'the United States', 'and'a resident of the borou'gh ofManhattan, in the city,

County, and State of New York, have 'in vented or discovered'certain'newand useful Improvementsn Mthods and Apparat'u's for RemovingSnow ofwhich the following is aspecifica'tion.

My'inventroirrelates to a` method-and apparatus for 'remov`ing-`snow,and particularly to a method and apparatus*`for removing Snow which'utilize 'e'xistent sewer and Water systems," a-lthou'gh' t is' not`limited necessarily'in its utility by the presence of such systems; i i

The removal and=c1arm away of snoW expediti'ously` and cheaply` is a'se'rious prob'-' lem in many' places; particularly'in thickly' settledcommunitiesand Where' street'traffic is'heavy.

ln the prevailing method of snoW' removal, the Snow' is loadedinto'carts and con veyed to the neare'st" available" dumpi'ng ground fordisposition: The time and the expense of such'removal are largely, f notalmost entirely', controlled bythe 'distance of the dumpingground'from'the 'place to be By my method and app ar'atus" cleared. dumping'groundsmay' be' rovdedu any desired number and at'convenient intervala' andeach' ap'paratus Wlll disp ose oi Snow' conveyed to it' efiectively'and"completely` at a minimum of time 'and cost&

Beferringto' the drawngs 'accompanying' and forn'nngg*` a" part of thisspe'cficatom:

Wherein I have illustrated one embodim'ent of an apparatus `adapted to'ca-rry outmy method: Figure' l isap lan View' of an*= apparatus'a-dapted*to` carr'y' out my method;

and 'Fig. 2' is a vertical 'section thereo'f: Similar referencecharacters `ref'er' to* 'smr-` lar parts' throughout' the' drawngs;

Reference character l indicates a suitable' conduit, orestablished'seiver system if'one' is available; reference character' 2"an' `opening or chute-or a plurality of such openings or chutes; andreference character'3'a Water conveyer. The chutes eithershould'loe-ata` suflicient in'clin'e'to'cause' the snow to fal'l toConduit 1, ,or they should be provided With jets oi' Wateror With othersuitable means to force the' snoW'to the'` conduit. lt is preferable,but not necessary that' the' chutes enter' Conduit l'at' anangle,'thereby aidi-ng the emulsifying action to be'referred to' later;An arrangement of four chutes as illustrate'd'in'Fig; 1 fcrmsan'a'dvantageous arrangement; WVater c'onveyer 3 may consst of any* d'ex'ice to" Convey Water to the Conduit, such' as a ppe 4:' supported bybrackets, asillu'strated in Fig. 2.

AL' source' of Water' supply is indicated at 6,' whclrmay be"establishe'd fire hydrants if availabl'e,` cbrrneetedto Water conveyer 3in any' des'ired Inanner as by' hos'e' 7. The end of th'ewater conveyerextends' into or near the top ofth'e Conduit a'sufiic'ent'extent todirect j ets or a stream o'r stre'ams of Water on theenterin 'snowand'on' the Snow in the Sewer or Conduit 1; or to' employ any' otherdeslred' means cap'abl' of emulsifying' the same; I have"four'rdth'atrevolving or socalled distributng nozzles 8, such as' are'used b'y'fire deparments; ei'ulsifythe snow rapidly and i eflectively;

In order* to' protectthe'- sides of the conduit from the' Wear'ngefiectof the emulsifying stream -or' streamsg itis desirable to provide metalplates or other protecting means as' indcated at' 9, which protectionmay beextended" also to chutes 2, as indicated at 1 0.

11 indicates'on'e of many' means which may bje employedto'conveythe*snoW along the chutes to the Conduit, and 12 indicatesa Water' conveyerin'corp'orated as part of a chute or' merely placed therein temporarilyduring the' carrying out" of my method. Thisconstruction contemplatesalso a plurality of such Water conveyers disposed at properangles'to'emulsify'the entering SHOW. Ph'e'memh'ersll, -12, may-beentirely omitted if desired'..

VVh'eIr my' method is used in connection witlrta high pressure firedepartment system, it is advsable to' provide an' automatic Valve 13whi'ch' 'may' be' of the` type described in my Patent' No. 946228,January ll, 1910, and which' is adapted to* maintain a constant pressure of Waterin' the Water'conveyer and its constituent parte. H sucha valve Were not provided a fire in the vicinity or the apparatus Wouldresult in an increased Water pressu-re 'in' the' apparatus Withdisastrous results.

A velocity jet 14 in the condut results in greater eflicency, obviatingall danger of stoppage'in the' conduit. I have found that such'ajet'located about tWenty (20) feet up-stream from the enulsifying meansgives excellent results, but, if used, it may be located wherevergreatest etficiency will result, depending upon velocity of the jet,size of conduit, and rate and amount of flow in the conduit. V

The operation of the apparatus illustrated to carry out my method isbelieved to be apparent from the foregoing description. The

snow removal by this method is obvious.

While I have described one' embodiment of an apparatus adapted toutilize my i -method, I am aware that both the apparatus i and themethod may be modified without departing from the spirit of my inventionor from the scope of my claims.

What I claim is:

1. A method of snow removal consisting of conveying snow to a conduitand emulsi- 'ying the snow by revolving streams of water so that it willbe carried oli by said conduit.

2. A method of snow removal consisting of delivering snow toa conduitthrough a plurality of chutes entering the 'conduit at substantially thesame point and emulsifying the snow so delivered so that it Will becarried ofi' by said conduit.

3. A method of snow removal consistng of conveying snow by a jet ofwater to a conduit and emulsifying the snow so that it will be carriedoff by said conduit, and aiding the carrying ofi' of said snow byanother jet of water.

4. A method of snow removal oonsistng of conveying snow to a conduit andemulsifying the snow so that it will be carried off by said conduit, andaidng the carrying ofl' of said snow by a jet of water, applied upstreamfromthe emulsfying action.

5. In a snow removing apparatus the combination of a conduit adapted toreceive` snow and' means comprising revolving streams of water toemulsify the snow so that it will be carried ofi by said conduit.

6. In a snow removing-apparatus, the combnation of-a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow to said conduit, and means within said conduit toemulsify said snow so that it will be carried along said conduit.

7. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow tosaid conduit, and means within said conduit toemulsify said snow as it enters said conduit, so that it will be carriedalong said conduit. y

8. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow to said conduit, and means* within said conduitto emulsify-said snow in said conduit, so that itwill be carried alongsaid conduit.

9. In asnow removing apparatus, the

nating from within said conduit so that the snow will be carried ofi' bysaid conduit.

10. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination oI" a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow thereto, and means to emulsify the snow comprsingrevolvingstreans of water so that the snow will be carried ofi' by saidconduit.

ll. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, chutes;enter-ing said conduit at an angle and adapted to convey snow thereto,and means located where the chutes enter said conduit to emulsify thesnow so that the snow will be carried ofi" by said conduit.

12. In a snow, removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow thereto, means to emulsify the snow comprsingstreams of water emanating from within said conduit so that the snowwill be carried off by said conduit, and means to protect said conduitfrom the wearing action of said streams.

13. In a snow removing apparatus,' the combination of a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow thereto', means to emulsify the snow comprisingstreams of water emanating from within said conduit so that the snowwill be carried 'off by said conduit, and means to` protect s saidconduit and said chutes from the wearing action of 'said streams.

14. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a sewer system, awater system, chutes entering said sewer system at an angle to saidsewer, and means connecting said water system to said sewer systemcomprsng a device located within sad sewer to emulsify snow enteringsaid sewer from said chutes. I

15. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, a chuteadapted to convey snow thereto, means to emulsify the snow comprisingstreams of water emanating from within said conduit' so that the snowwill be carried ofi' by said conduit, and a device to maintain the saidstreams of water at constant pressure.

- 16. In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, achute adapted to convey snow to said conduit, means located within saidconduit to emulsify said snow so that it will be carried along saidconduit, and a device to convey a jet of water into said conduit to aidthe flow in said conduit.

17. 'In a snow removing apparatus, the combination of a conduit, achuteadapted to convey snow to said conduit, means to emulsify said snowso that it will be carried along said Conduit, and a devce to Convey ajet of Water into said Conduit up-stream from said emulsifying means toaid the flow in said Conduit.

18. In a SIlOW removing apparatus, the combination of a Conduit, aplnrality of inelined chutes arranged to deliver Snow to said conduit atsubstantially the same point, and means for emulsifying the SHOW so delivered, for the purpose described.

19. In a Snow removing apparatns, the combnation of a Conduit, aplurality of inclined chutes arranged to delver SHOW to said condut atsubstantially the same point; and means located within the Conduit foremulsifying the Snow so delivered, for the purpose described.

20. In a SIlOW removing apparatus, the combination of a Conduit, aplurality of inclined chutes arranged to deliver SIlOW to said Conduitat substantially the same point; and means located Within the Conduitand adapted to emit streams of Water for emnlsifying the Snow sodelivered, for the purpose described.

JOHN lV. PETERS, WALTER S. JONES.

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